Greater Des Moines Partnership Boards and Committees

Name	Representing
David Stark, Chair	UnityPoint Health
Jeff Rommel, Vice Chair	Nationwide
Miriam Erickson Brown, Vice Chair	Anderson Erickson Dairy
Mike McCoy, Past Chair	NCMIC
Rick Tiwald, Treasurer	Deloitte
Rowena Crosbie, Secretary	Tero International, Inc.
Emily Abbas	Bankers Trust
Lane Arthur	John Deere
Mayor Connie Boesen	City of Des Moines
Supervisor Angela Connolly	Polk County
Anne Cooper
Chris Costa	Knapp Properties, Inc.
Suzanna de Baca	Business Publications Corporation
Lincoln Dix	Affiliate Presidents' Council
Tom Greene	Corteva Agriscience
Shelly Herr	Musco Sports Lighting
Dan Houston	Principal
Laura Howe	Wells Fargo & Co.
Scott Jean	EMC Insurance
Erica Jensen	Dotdash Meredith
Annette Jorden	LCS
Dan Keough	Holmes Murphy
Kathryn Kunert	MidAmerican Energy Company
Jeff Lorenzen	American Equity
Jenny McCoy	Dotdash Meredith
Julie Stewart	Prairie Meadows
Katie Petru	Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
Dan Pitcher	FBL Financial Group, Inc.
Tina Potthoff	Hy-Vee, Inc.
Bob Ritz	MercyOne
Anne Roth	Hy-Vee, Inc.
Mayor Russ Trimble	City of West Des Moines
General Stephanie Samenus (non-voting)	Iowa National Guard
Tiffany Tauscheck	Greater Des Moines Partnership
Sean Vicente	KPMG LLP
Eric White	Estes Construction
	Updated Oct. 2024

Name	Representing
David Stark, Chair	UnityPoint Health
Jeff Rommel, Vice Chair	Nationwide
Miriam Erickson Brown, Vice Chair	Anderson Erickson Dairy
Mike McCoy, Past Chair	NCMIC
Rowena Crosbie, Secretary	Tero International, Inc.
Rick Tiwald, Treasurer	Deloitte
Emily Abbas	Bankers Trust
Dr. Matt Adams	West Des Moines Community Schools
Amy Anderson-Vali	U.S. Bank
Mayor Robert Andeweg	City of Urbandale
Mayor Connie Boesen	City of Des Moines
Supervisor Robert Brownell	Polk County
Matt Carstens	Landus
Lori Chesser	Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm
J.T. Clendenin	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Don Coffin	Bankers Trust
Supervisor Angela Connolly	Polk County
Anne Cooper
Ted Corrigan	Des Moines Water Works
Chris Costa	Knapp Properties, Inc.
John Currier	F&G
Suzanna de Baca	Business Publications Corporation
President Rob Denson	Des Moines Area Community College
Miriam De Dios Woodward	De Dios Consulting LLC.
Lincoln Dix	Affiliate Presidents' Council Chair
Paul Dorsey	Wells Fargo & Co.
Mike Downing	Athene
Brenda Dudley	Midwest Partnership
Greg Edwards	Catch Des Moines
Rob Feeney	Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Rosalind Fox	John Deere
Amy Friedrich	Principal
Rob Gavora	MercyOne
Tom Greene	Corteva Agriscience
Mel Guanci	Norwalk Area Chamber of Commerce
Katherine Harrington	West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Shelly Herr	Musco Sports Lighting
Leah Hoppe	Global Atlantic
Melissa Horton	Altoona Area Chamber of Commerce
Dan Houston	Principal
Amara Huffine	Madison County Chamber of Commerce
Billi Hunt (non-voting)	Cultivation Corridor
Scott Jean	EMC Insurance
Erica Jensen	Dotdash Meredith
Annette Jorden	LCS
Dan Keough	Holmes Murphy
Rachael Kinnick	Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce
Kristi Knous	Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Kathryn Kunert	MidAmerican Energy Company
Josh Laraby	City of Johnston
Jeff Lorenzen	American Equity
President Marty Martin	Drake University
Jenny McCoy	Dotdash Meredith
Jolly Omar	City of Pleasant Hill
Julie Stewart	Prairie Meadows
Dannie Patrick	Young Professionals Connection
Katie Petru	Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
Dan Pitcher	FBL Financial Group, Inc.
Tina Potthoff	Hy-Vee, Inc.
Bob Ritz	MercyOne
Dr. Ian Roberts	Des Moines Public Schools
Anne Roth	Hy-Vee, Inc.
General Stephanie Samenus (non-voting)	Iowa National Guard
Mary Sellers	United Way of Central Iowa
Todd Shafer	City of Ankeny
Stacy Sime	LifeServe Blood Center
Hallie Still-Caris	Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
Tiffany Tauscheck	Greater Des Moines Partnership
Mayor Russ Trimble	City of West Des Moines
Brent Vander Waal	ITA Group, Inc.
Sean Vicente	KPMG LLP
President Angela Walker Franklin	Des Moines University
Eric White	Estes Construction
Kris Williams	Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
President Wendy Wintersteen	Iowa State University
	Updated Oct. 2024

Name	Representing
Emily Abbas, Co-Chair	Bankers Trust
Jenny McCoy, Co-Chair	Dotdash Meredith
David Brown, Secretary	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Becky Gibson, Assistant Treasurer	Wells Fargo & Co.
Kyle Gamble, Economic Development Chair	Hubbell Realty Group
Ashtin Hotek, Downtown Events Committee Chair	Veridian Credit Union
Chris Della Vedova, Operation Downtown Board Designee	Operation Downtown
Matt Anderson	City of Des Moines
Joe Benesh	Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce Designee
Alex Briggs	Nationwide
Melanie Campbell	Mercy College
Bridget Cravens-Neely	Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa
Alex Cruz Koeing (non voting)	YPC Impact Downtown Designee
Dan Drendel	Slingshot Architecture
Ryan Grant	Landus
Majda Hadzic	JP Morgan Chase
Jeff Hatfield	The Graham Group
Kate Hightshoe-Lambert	QCR Holdings, Inc. / CSB
Derek Johnson	ISG
Dr. Rachelle Keck	Grand View University
Sharon Krause	Krause Group
Kathryn Kunert	MidAmerican Energy
Justin Lossner	JLL
Colleen MacRae	Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
Deb Madison-Levi	Downtown Neighborhood Association
Josh Mandelbaum	City of Des Moines Designee
Andy Moffitt	Ryan Companies
Cameron Nicholson	YMCA of Greater Des Moines
John Norris	Polk County Board of Supervisors Designee
Jon Rozenfeld	UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
John Smith	Drake University
Ryan Squier	EMC Insurance
Julie Stewart	Prairie Meadows
Vince Ward	The Weitz Company
Amanda Weathers	The Lauridsen Group
	Updated June 2024

Name	Representing
Affiliate Chamber Board Presidents
Lincoln Dix, Chair	Bondurant Chamber of Commerce
Julie Mangels, Past Chair	Ankeny Chamber of Commerce
Michael Bird	FuseDSM
Kristen Boldt	Des Moines West Side Chamber of Commerce
Adam Bunge	Grimes Chamber & Economic Development
Charlie Daugherty	Pella Area Community and Economic Development (PACE)
Sara Davis	Carlisle Area Chamber of Commerce
Zach Elsbecker	Waukee Area Chamber of Commerce
Lu Anne Gafford	Clive Chamber of Commerce
Steve Gant	Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce
Shelby Hagan	Bondurant Chamber of Commerce
Cory Johnson	Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce
Ashton McKeever	Madison County Chamber of Commerce
Tom Messinger	Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce
Corey Morrison	Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce
Brian Nelson	Polk City Chamber and Economic Development Corp.
Wyatt Reicherts	Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce
Amanda Ripperger	Indianola Chamber of Commerce
Tracy Russell	Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
Jon Schut	West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Gretchen Shrock	Indianola Chamber of Commerce
Andrea Stanfel	Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce
Jeremiah Terhark	Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
Sharon Vickery	Johnston Chamber of Commerce
Jared Vincent	Altoona Chamber of Commerce
Lorie Williamson	Norwalk Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Willrich	FuseDSM
Affiliate Chamber Leaders
Staci Allen, Executive Director	Polk City Chamber and Economic Development Corp./GoPolkCity
Deb Bengston, President	Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce
Brian Buethe, President/CEO	Grimes Chamber & Economic Development
Melisa Cox, President/CEO	Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce
Karen Eischen, Executive Director	Pella Area Chamber and Economic Development (PACE)
Trish Flaherty-Barnes, President/CEO	FuseDSM
Katherine Harrington, President & CEO	West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Melissa Horton, Executive Director	Altoona Area Chamber of Commerce
Amara Huffine, Executive Director	Madison County Chamber of Commerce
Rachael Kinnick, President & CEO	Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce
Tiffany Menke, President	Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
Jimmy Olsen, Executive Director	Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce
Shar Pardubsky, Executive Director	Carlisle Chamber of Commerce
Amanda Price, Executive Director	Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce
Nathan Sage, Executive Director	Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
Kristy Schmidt,Executive Director	Clive Chamber of Commerce
Becca Squiers, Executive Director	Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce
Jessica Taylor-Fink, President & CEO	Waukee Area Chamber of Commerce
Kaylin Von Ahnen, Executive Director	Bondurant Chamber of Commerce
Lorie Williamson	Norwalk Area Chamber of Commerce
Samantha Winebrenner, Executive Director	Johnston Chamber of Commerce
Amanda Zwanziger, President & CEO	Indianola Chamber of Commerce
	Updated Jan. 2024

Name	Representing
Michael Anderson	Principal
Emily DeKruif	Nationwide
Andrew Douglas	ESO
Hilary Frisvold	Functional Proteins
Margaret Hanson	Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm
Zach Harper	Easterseals Iowa
Chase Henry	Young Professionals Connection
Tami Larson	Mom's Meals
Corey Lewis	Farm Bureau Financial Services
Alison Luecht	MercyOne
Matt McDonald	Athene
Marina McMains	Farm Bureau Financial Services
Becky Metcalf	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Deidra Meyer	Palmer Group
Dezi Michelson	Proliant Inc.
Kristin Percival	Sammons Financial Group
Stephanie Rohrer	Fareway Stores
Katherine Saunders	American Equity
Andrew Steckel	RSM
Paul Wampler	RSM
	Updated September 2024

Name	Representing
Eric White, Chair	Estes Construction
Joe Benesh	The Ingenuity Company
Jeff Blosser	SHYFT Collective
Annie Brandt	Bank of America
Elaine Castelline	Prairie Meadows
Craig Erickson	Shive-Hattery
Trish Flaherty-Barnes	FuseDSM Chamber of Commerce
Leslie Foley	Bondurant Physical Therapy
Jenica Johnson	Mid Iowa SBDC
Christy Jones	Clarity Business Coaching
Aaron Jones	Belin McCormick
Karen Kuhn	Nationwide
Sara Larson	West Bank
Kevin Lentz	Anthologic
Betty Ridout	Bankers Trust
Rick Tucker	The Opus Group
Mike Vaughn	BDI Signs
Ida Wood	Paychex
Amanda Zwanziger	Indianola Chamber of Commerce
	Updated Oct. 2024

Name	Representing
Katie Petru, Chair	Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
Staci Allen	Go Polk City
Sarah Anderson	United Way of Central Iowa
Rona Berinobis	Athene
Sarah Boese	Polk County
Sarah Buckley	EMC Insurance
Dawn Buzynski	Hy-Vee, Inc.
Steve Carlson	Wells Fargo & Co.
Lori Chappell	The Mutual Group
Abby Delaney	Bankers Trust
Angie Fagervik-Chia	UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Scott Gojkovich	NCMIC
Megan Grandgeorge	Principal
Megan Hanson	Bravo Greater Des Moines
Kaitie Hartmann	Great Outdoors Foundation/ICON Water Trails
Erin Hockman	Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
Tina Hoffman	MidAmerican Energy Company
Kassi Hoxmeier	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Angela Jiskoot	F&G
Brock Konrad	Catch Des Moines
Carter Lee	MercyOne
Mike Moore	Nationwide
Austin Rinker	FORVIS
Sharyl Sauer	Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont
Kiley Skadburg	The Iowa Clinic, P.C.
Marti Skow	John Deere Des Moines Works
Tracy Smith	Mom's Meals
Catherine Staub	Drake University
Joey Taylor-Moon	Hubbell Realty Group
Emily Toribio	Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Kevin Waetke	Sammons Financial Group
Nancy Wiles	Farm Bureau Financial Services
	Updated Jan. 2024

Name	Representing
Matt Anderson	City of Des Moines
Amber Battani	Core Construction
Joe Benesh	The Ingenuity Company
Chad Bentzinger	Nationwide
Sam Bernabe	Iowa Cubs
Tim Bratvold	Estes Construction
Sgt. Chiodo	City of Des Moines
Aaron Chittenden	Des Moines Area Community College
Jake Christensen	Christensen Development
Matt Coen	RDG Planning & Design
Austin Cooper	Surety Hotel
Chris Costa	Knapp Properties, Inc.
Spencer Cox	UBS
Dan Drendel	Slingshot Architecture
Brian Elliott	Olsson Associates
Tom Flynn	Lessing-Flynn
Sean Fogarty	ARTISAN Capital Group
Brandon Foldes	SHYFT Collective
Kyle Gamble	Hubbell Realty Group
David Ginger	Belin McCormick, P.C.
Kim Hagedorn	Principal
Jeff Hassman	Harmonic Hospitality Group
Jeff Hatfield	The Graham Group, Inc.
Phil Hodgin	RDG Planning & Design
Vanessa Howell	DMPS
Aaron Hyde	JLL
John Irving	Tri-City Electric Co.
Thomas Johnson	BrownWinick Law Firm
Kathryn Kunert	MidAmerican Energy Company
Justin Lossner	JLL
Ron Maahs	Trilix
Colleen MacRae	Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
Michael Malone	Capital City Investors
Jimmy Olsen	Downtown Chamber
Jon Pittman	Olsson Associates
Jonathan Ramsey	BNIM Architecture
Chad Rasmussen	Christensen Development
Carissa Schmidt	Principal
Matt Weller	Hubbell Realty Group
	Updated Jan. 2024

Name	Representing
Ashtin Hotek, Chair	Veridian Credit Union
Claire Brehmer	Hubbell Realty Company
Matt Callanan	Belin McCormick, P.C.
Sean Fogarty	The ARTISAN Companies
Tim Grabinski	MidAmerican Energy Company
Christina Jarck	Bankers Trust
Matt McGuire	Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
Christina Prevette	UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Henry Schuerer	RSM
Mackenzie Sheehan	Principal
	Updated Oct. 2024

Name	Representing
Jodi Allan	Collins Aerospace
Sara Bath	IowaWorks
Annie Brandt	Bank of America
Wade Britt	Bâton Global
Dave Brown	Baker Group
Tascha Brown	DMPS Central Campus
James Bruton	Bâton Global
Joe Collins	Iowa Department of Education
Anne Cooper
Megan Crawford	Kreg Tool Company
Matt Davis	Neumann Brothers
Sara Deich	Farm Bureau Financial Services
Rob Denson	Des Moines Area Community College
Alison Doyle	Iowa State University Research Park
Linda Fandel	Iowa Workforce Development
Alex Hammer	YMCA of Greater Des Moines
Dennis Harden	Iowa Department of Education
Mindi Heitland	Waukee Community School District
Billi Hunt	America's Cultivation Corridor
Eric Kress	Central Iowa Workforce Development Board
Megan Lamfers	F&G
Andrea Lester	Landus
Kay Maher	Workforce Training Academy
Doug Martin	Amazon
Skylar Mayberry-Mayes	The Jacobson Institute
Tyler Meador	WesleyLife
Wendy Mihm-Herold	Jacobson Institute
Jennifer Miller	Simpson College
Carolyn Miner	ChildServe
Noelle Nelson	Avenue Scholars
Mike O'Donnell	Iowa State University, CIRAS
Kaity Patchett	Capital Crossroads
Brandon Patterson	Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines
Chad Pierce	Iowa Workforce Development
Kylie Rinehart	UnityPoint Health
Michelle Sams	Wellabe
Shane Scott	West Des Moines Community Schools
Amy Steenhoek	Ankeny Community School District
Dave Stitz	McAninch
Kristin Tague	Pella Corporation
Teri Vos	Pella Community School District
Ray Warner	Aureon
Patty Williams	Grand View University
Tom Willoughby	Principal
	Updated Oct. 2024

Name	Representing
Chris Costa, Chair	Knapp Properties, Inc.
Andy Anderson	Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Rob Bakker	U.S. Bank
Doug Beech	Casey's General Stores, Inc.
Jim Bowman	Alliant Energy
Kristi Christensen	John Deere Des Moines Works
Eric Coleman	Nationwide
Ted Corrigan	Des Moines Water Works
Rob Denson	Des Moines Area Community College
Steve Dickinson	Cozen O’Connor
Kevin Foley	Des Moines International Airport
Jim Gelina	Andersen Windows, Storm Door Division
Nick Gerhart	Homesteaders Life Company
Nick Honkamp	DMOS Orthopaedic Centers
Craig Ibsen	Next Level Ventures
John Irving	Tri-City Electric Co.
Jon Koehn	The Waldinger Corporation
Kathryn Kunert	MidAmerican Energy Company
Ryan Loecher	EFCO Corp
Jeff Lorenzen	American Equity Group
Zach Loy	Turner Construction
Jim Masterson	LightEdge Solutions
Brent Mathisen	FBL Financial Group
Ginger Miller	Corteva Agriscience
Lucas Nelson	Bud & Mary's
John Norris	Polk County
Gary Palmer	Prairie Meadows
Joel Pitz	Principal
Chad Quick	City of Altoona
Jason Stone	Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm
Rachel Wacker	Greater Dallas County Development Alliance
Ray Warner	Aureon
	Updated Jan. 2024

Name	Representing
Chad Quick, Co-Chair	City of Altoona
Rachel Wacker, Co-Chair	Greater Dallas County Development Alliance
Jake Anderson	City of Grimes
Kathy Anderson	Iowa Workforce Development
Craig Armstrong	City of Newton
Jayne Armstrong	U.S. Small Business Administration
Whitney Baethke	City of Des Moines
Deb Bengston	Adel Chamber
Jim Bowman	Alliant Energy
Anthony Brown	City of Adel
Curtis Brown	City of Urbandale
Jennifer Brown	City of Waukee
Brian Buethe	Grimes Chamber/EDC
Chris Cataldo	City of Norwalk
Aaron Chittenden	Des Moines Area Community College
Drew Conrad	UNI Institute for Decision Making
Jeff Davidson	Jasper County Economic Development
Pete De Kock	City of Clive
Brad Deets	City of Waukee
Aaron DeJong	City of Urbandale
Brigett DeVos	Polk City Chamber
Kim Didier	Des Moines Area Community College
Charlie Dissell	City of Indianola
Brenda Dudley	Midwest Partnership
Karen Eischen	Pella Area Chamber
Carla Eysink	Marion County Development
Liz Faust	City of Van Meter
Rachel Fusco	Warren County Economic Development Corporation
Michael Gould	IEDA
John Hall	Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce
Naomi Hamlett	City of Des Moines
Katie Hernandez	City of Des Moines
Brenda Hysell	City of Elkhart
Bryce Johnson	City of West Des Moines
Rachel Kinnick	Poweshiek I-80/Grinnell Chamber of Commerce
Carrie Kruse	City of Des Moines
Kathryn Kunert	MidAmerican Energy Company
Jim Langin	CED-DM/City of Des Moines
Josh Laraby	City of Johnston
Jamie Letzring	City of West Des Moines
Frank Liebl	Newton Development Corporation
Derek Lord	City of Ankeny
Katie Lord	MidAmerican Energy Company
Tiffany Luing	City of Bondurant
Deven Markley	City of Carlisle
Ryan Marquardt	Madison County Development
Ryan Moffatt	City of West Des Moines
Brad Munford	City of West Des Moines
Maggie Murray	City of Bondurant
Luke Nelson	City of Norwalk
Marketa Oliver	City of Bondurant
Kathy Olson	Greater Dallas County Development Alliance
Jolly Omar	City of Pleasant Hill
Craig Patterson	Advocacy Cooperative
Nick Peterson	Alliant Energy
Sven Peterson	City of Perry
Adam Plagge	City of Windsor Heights
Chandler Poole	City of Des Moines
Ben Reeves	City of Indianola
Mark Reinig	Iowa State University/CIRAS
Amber Rodgers	IEDA
John Rutledge	Lake Panorama
Chad Sands	City of Elkhart
Jennifer Sayers	Johnston Economic Development Corporation
Kim Schaaf	Ankeny Economic Development Corporation
Lucinda Sperry	Warren County Economic Development Corporation
Kelly Swenson	MidAmerican Energy Company
Curt Thornberry	Lake Panorama
Heather Ussery	City of Knoxville
Alexandria Valster	City of Oskaloosa
Troy Weary	ITC Midwest
Ebonee Woods	City of Urbandale
Hollie Zajicek	City of Norwalk
	Updated Jan. 2024

Name	Representing
Annette Jorden, Chair	LCS
Britney Appelgate	Wells Fargo
Amanda Banks	Arcoro
Anthony Borich	Bankers Trust
Nyra Bottley	Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Annie Brandt	Bank of America
Emily Brown	Berkshire Hathaway Energy
Mindy Burr	Easterseals Iowa
Lori Chesser	Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm
Felicia Chumley	UnityPoint Health Des Moines
Jazlin Coley	Young Professionals Connection
Leila Granger	Home Services of Iowa
Sherry Gupta	CultureALL
Rachel Gustafson	F&G
Katherine Harrington	West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Mary Hunter	Goodwill of Central Iowa
Angela Jackson	Athene
Dwight Jackson	Urban Dreams
Juliana Jardim	Corteva Agriscience
Adriana Johnson	Hy-Vee, Inc.
Amber Johnson	Nationwide
Tim Knepper	Drake University
Michelle Krefft	IVRS
Eugenia Kutsch-Stanton	Lead DSM
Jenny Leonard	Purpose Bank
Gilmara Mitchell	IMT Insurance
Manisha Paudel	City of Des Moines
Tim Perkins	Iowa Commission on Native American Affairs
Missy Quaid	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Courtney Reyes	One Iowa
Jennifer Rhoads	EMC Insurance
Heather Schott	Krause Group
Rachael Sorci-Hodges	WesleyLife
Holly Stevenson	Optimae Life Services
Sailu Timbo	Creative Planning
Henrique Valim	MercyOne
Amy Vokoun-Lutter	Palmer Group
Angela Weekley	Veridian Credit Union
Deidre Williams	EMC Insurance
Daniel Zinnel	Proteus
	Updated April 2024

Name	Representing
Karen Bennett	UnityPoint Heath – Des Moines
Jessica Brown	Des Moines Christian School
Sara Brown	Des Moines Business Record
Amanda Carstens Steward	Athene
Kim Connors	McGill Junge Wealth Management
Michele Farrell	Connectify HR
Matthew Goodman	Valpak
Brad Kaufman	Principal
Kendra Kelly	Meyocks
Andy Lashier	Lashier Graphics & Signs
Melissa Lawrence	Meta
Kristi Loeffelholz-Edwards	Eide Bailly LLP
Lydia Nevins	Delta Dental of Iowa
Cassandra Pudenz	Lessing-Flynn
Alex Rich	Trilix
Rachel Rolfes	Goodwill of Central Iowa
Sarah Ruba	Dickinson Law
Cara Shindler	Gilbert & Cook, Inc.
	Updated Jan. 2024

Name	Representing
Chris Della Vedova, Chair	Confluence
Angie Pfannkuch, Vice Chair	Sidekick Development
Cheryl Moore, Secretary	Hubbell Realty Company
Kim Hagedorn, Treasurer	Principal
Karen Karr, Ex-Officio, Past Chair	BrownWinnick Attorneys at Law
Randy Minear, Ex-Officio	Terrus Real Estate Group
Carrie Kruse, Guest	City of Des Moines
Jeff Aldrich	Principal
Joe Baughman	Nationwide
Jesse Bunney	Lawmark Capital Inc.
Lauren Burgeson	Iowa State Bank
Lisa Coate	Nationwide
Amy Cose	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Nate Easter	Krause+
Holly Ernst	Principal
Kevin Farley	Principal
Jim Grant	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Jeff Hatfield	The Graham Group
TJ Jacobs	CBRE, Inc.
Kevin Kain	DCI Group
Jon Kurth	Wells Fargo & Co.
Tricia Matthies	Ryan Companies
David Mazzarella	Real Capital Solutions
Joe Price	R&R Realty
Sid Ramsey	UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Chad Rasmussen	Christensen Development
Amy Reimers	EMC Insurance
Jona Schmidt	Ruan Corporation
John Schwechel	Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Chris Terhark	Deloitte and Touche
Jon Wilke	MercyOne
	Updated May 2024

Name	Representing
Lee Ann Bakros	Des Moines Community Playhouse
Chris Conetzkey	Business Publications Corporation
Stacy Conradt	NCMIC
Lisa Crandall	UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Megan Grandgeorge	Principal
Kelsey Hanson	Anthologic
Matt Hauge	Polk County Housing Trust Fund
Kristin Hurd	Hurd Real Estate
Jordan Juhl	ChildServe
Denise Lamphier	Des Moines University
Kristi Loeffelholz-Edwards	Eide Bailly LLP
Teresa Roof	Mom's Meals
Elizabeth Sporrer	Vermeer Corporation
Amy Varcoe	The Iowa Clinic, P.C.
Ray Warner	Aureon
Danielle West	LifeServe Blood Center
Jeff White	Flynn Wright
Nancy Wiles	Farm Bureau Financial Services
	Updated Jan. 2024

Name	Representing
Anne Cooper, Chair
Annette Adams	Nationwide
Michael Anderson	Principal
Kelsey Bolton	Simpson College
Mike Cisney	Lincoln Savings Bank
Beth Coonan	Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm
Teresa Deitch	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Jesse Drew	Mom’s Meals
Laurie Dufoe	Drake University Law School
Kellie Gottner	ConnectifyHR
Julie Grotnes	Athene
Cara Hannam	EveryStep
Dave Leto	Palmer Group
Sheena Mahan	NCMIC
Steve McCullough	Iowa Student Loan
Wendy Mihm-Herold	iJAG
John Noll	CDS Global
Renae Pint	MercyOne
Lisa Remy	School Administrators of Iowa
Karen Rieck	Farm Bureau Financial Services
Cecily Robinson	Young Professionals Connection
Jackie Rolow	SHAZAM, Inc.
Matt Romkey	Mercy College of Health Sciences
Kristy Schmidt	Clive Chamber of Commerce
Michelle Seibert	United Way of Central Iowa
Katie Shields	FORVIS
Danielle Snook	Fareway Stores
Matt Spackman	EMC Insurance
Ben Vallier	Iowa Clinic
	Updated Oct. 2024

Name	Representing
Craig Armstrong	City of Newton
Jeff Davidson	Jasper County Economic Development (JEDCO)
Mayor Don DeWaard	City of Pella
Brenda Dudley	Midwest Partnership
Karen Eischen	PACE Alliance (Pella)
Carla Eysink	MCDC
Rachel Fusco	Warren County Economic Development
John Hall	Marshalltown Chamber of Commerce
Amara Huffine	Madison County Chamber of Commerce
Brenda Hysell	City of Elkhart
Rachael Kinnick	Grinnell Chamber
Frank Liebl	Newton Development Corp
Tanya Michener	Newton Development Corp
Amanda Price	Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce
John Rutledge	Lake Panorama
Nathan Sage	Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
Chad Sands	Elkhart
Curt Thornberry	City of Panora
Heather Ussery	City of Knoxville
Rachel Wacker	Greater Dallas County Development Alliance
Amanda Zwanziger	Indianola Chamber of Commerce
	Updated Jan. 2024

Name	Position
Cecily Robinson	President
Lily Allen-Duenas	President-Elect
Dannie Patrick	Past President
Reilly Smidt	Secretary and Treasurer
Amelia Arku	Community Engagement Director
Alex Gallach	Community Engagement Director
Taylor Petersen	Communications Director
Amit Mahapatra	Professional Development Chair
Makala McGrean	Volunteer Chair
Alexis Hernandez	Diversity and Culture Chair
Jefferson Fink	Civic Chair
Jonni Solum	Social Chair
Chase Henry	Membership Chair
Alexandra Marie Cruz Koenig	Impact Downtown Chair
Sammie Hildreth	Athletics Coordinator
Megan Hurd	Social Media Coordinator
Alex Bradfield	Digital Coordinator
	Updated July 2024

Boards and Committees

The Partnership's 2024 Board and Committee Members